From 1793 to 1837, pennies were made of 100% copper. In 1837, the copper content was reduced to 75%, with the remaining 25% being tin and zinc. This alloy is known as bronze. In 1982, the copper content was further reduced to 2.5%, with the remaining 97.5% being zinc. This alloy is known as copper-plated zinc.
In 1937, the Criminological Archives published the results of research carried out in a special prison for repeat offenders in Lubliniec. It was a bet for the worst degenerates with no chance of any improvement. As it turned out, 71% of Lubliniec prisoners were imprisoned for the first time before t
To add seriousness to themselves, they faked their pedigree. To earn, they did not hesitate to betray. They included eminent leaders and great politicians, but also ordinary losers, scandalists and freaks. A cursed family whose crown dreams never came true. Genealogists at the service of the fam
Portrait of Diana of Poitiers Diana of Poitiers (1499-1566), mistress of the Duke of Orleans, future Henry II of France, could be considered a sort of champion of beauty treatments ante litteram. The botox she was still far away but, on the other hand, the woman did not miss anything o
October 14, 1066 at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy wins a decisive victory over the troops of Harold II, Saxon king of England. Having become William I the Conqueror, the winner installed a Norman dynasty on the throne of England which would last a little less than a century. Founder o